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New property tax is Ireland's poll taxhttp://www.theguardian.com/business/ireland-business-blog-with-lisa-ocarroll/2011/jul/27/property-tax-ireland-poll-tax
A property tax in Ireland as a flat rate tax will be socially divisive, face boycotts, and echoes the riot-inducing UK poll tax<p>The new household tax in Ireland is a recipe for disaster, reminiscent of the poll tax in Britain that prompted riots 21 years ago.</p><p>Just confirmed by the minister for the environment, Phil Hogan, it will initially be set at €100 (&pound;88) a year for two years, starting next January. That's not a lot when you consider that people in London pay more than that every single month in council tax.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/ireland-business-blog-with-lisa-ocarroll/2011/jul/27/property-tax-ireland-poll-tax">Continue reading...</a>IrelandBusinessTax and spendingMargaret ThatcherConservativesWorld newsWed, 27 Jul 2011 12:47:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/ireland-business-blog-with-lisa-ocarroll/2011/jul/27/property-tax-ireland-poll-taxBarry Mason / Alamy/AlamyNew homes in Lusk, County Dublin. The new flat rate property tax introduced by environment minister Phil Hogan is reminiscent of the highly unpopular and unfair UK poll tax. Photograph: Barry Mason/AlamyBarry Mason / Alamy/AlamyAMEW1D New homes in the village of Lusk county Dublin Ireland
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